*Target (protein/gene name): Leishmania major, tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase, putative

*NCBI Gene # or RefSeq#: 27213

*Protein ID (NP or XP #) or Wolbachia#: LmjF14.1370

*Organism (including strain): Leishmania major

Etiologic Risk Group (see link below):

*Background/Disease Information (sort of like the Intro to your Mini Research Write up): Leishmania major is a protozoa that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis, which harms the macrophages and dendritic immune cells. It is transmitted by the female sandfly and can cause uncomfortable skin lesions.

Link to TDR Targets page (if present): http://tdrtargets.org/targets/view?gene_id=27213

Link to Gene Database page (NCBI, EuPath databases -e.g. TryTryp, PlasmoDB, etc - or PATRIC, etc.): http://tritrypdb.org/tritrypdb/showRecord.do?name=GeneRecordClasses.GeneRecordClass&primary_key=LmjF14.1370

Essentiality of this protein:
Gene/Ortholog: Tb927.7.3620 (OG4_11028); Phenotype: significant gain of fitness in procyclic forms; Source study: alsford

Complex of proteins?: yes

Druggable Target (list number or cite evidence from a paper/database showing druggable in another organism): Homo sapiens (1)
Synthetic analogues of SB-219383. Novel C-glycosyl peptides as inhibitors of tyrosyl tRNA synthetase. (2001).

Bioorg Med Chem Lett 11: 711-4.


*EC#: 6.1.1.1

Link to BRENDA EC# page: http://brenda-enzymes.org/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=6.1.1.1

mechanism_brenda.png

Enzyme Assay information (spectrophotometric, coupled assay ?, reagents): The effect of substrate binding on trypanosomal tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase was assayed by adding substrate or other potential ligands to 0.5 mg/ml protein in standard buffer and monitoring fluorescence over a temperature range of 20–90° C.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3095712/

Sigma Aldrich Supplier
ATP disodium salt hydrate-----$ 37.20 (1mg)-----FLAAS
L-tyrosine-----$65.50 (50g)----- T3754
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC390865/pdf/pnas00363-0045.pdf

Structure Available (PDB or Homology model)

-- PDB # or closest PDB entry if using homology model: 3P0J

Current Inhibitors:

Expression Information (has it been expressed in bacterial cells): Yes, expressed in E. coli.

Purification Method: Ni-NTA affinity chromatography

Image of protein (PyMol with features delineated and shown separately):
3p0j_bio_r_500.jpg
*Amino Acid Sequence (paste as text only - not as screenshot or as 'code'):
MNTDERYKLLRSVGEECIQESELRNLIEKKPLIRCYDGFEPSGRMHIAQGIFKAVNVNKC

TAAGCEFVFWVADWFALMNDKVGGELEKIRIVGRYLIEVWKAAGMDMDKVLFLWSSEEIT

SHADTYWRMVLDIGRQNTIARIKKCCTIMGKTEGTLTAAQVLYPLMQCCDIFFLKADICQ

LGLDQRKVNMLAREYCDLIGRKLKPVILSHHMLAGLKQGQAKMSKSDPDSAIFMEDTEED

VARKIRQAYCPRVKQSASAITDDGAPVATDDRNPVLDYFQCVVYARPGAAATIDGTTYAT

YEDLEQAFVSDEVSEDALKSCLIDEVNALLEPVRQHFASNEEAHELLEAVKSYRKDGATL

PLAETALPAAPAKPHACMWMPALLKVPLDVAEGMIKVTKDFIAAHPEGTVTLVLPDWSAV

ASDEITGVEKDISAALQVNCALLKAYGLPSSVKIVTENEVILGNCDDFWVSVIGIARKNL

LSHVEELYGGEVRNAGQVIAALMRVATALMLSVSHVISTSLDGHINAFAREYTKERIDCV

QTLEGRIPALHRPGAAPAVLGADDVLYLDDNDMDIRRKIKKAYSAPNEEANPVISVAQHL

LAQHGALSIERGEANGGNVSYNTPEALVADCGSGALHPADLKAAVLQLLLDRSAQARALL

NGELKKNMTVLRNAEKKMAKKR

*length of your protein in Amino Acids: 682aa

Molecular Weight: 74.949 kDa

Molar Extinction coefficient of your protein at 280 nm wavelength: 71945

TMpred graph Image
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*CDS Gene Sequence (paste as text only): ATGAACACGGACGAGCGCTACAAGCTCCTCCGCAGCGTCGGAGAGGAGTGCATTCAGGAA

AGTGAGCTGCGCAACCTTATCGAAAAGAAGCCGCTCATTCGCTGCTACGATGGCTTCGAG

CCCTCCGGCCGCATGCACATTGCTCAGGGTATCTTCAAGGCAGTCAATGTCAACAAGTGC

ACCGCCGCCGGGTGCGAGTTTGTCTTCTGGGTGGCGGACTGGTTTGCGCTCATGAACGAC

AAGGTCGGCGGCGAACTGGAGAAGATCCGCATTGTTGGCAGGTACCTTATTGAGGTGTGG

AAGGCGGCGGGCATGGACATGGACAAGGTTTTGTTTTTATGGAGCAGCGAGGAGATCACG

AGCCACGCCGACACGTACTGGCGCATGGTGCTCGACATTGGCCGCCAGAATACGATCGCC

CGCATCAAGAAGTGCTGCACCATCATGGGCAAGACGGAAGGCACGCTGACGGCGGCACAG

GTGCTGTACCCGCTGATGCAGTGCTGCGACATCTTCTTTCTCAAGGCCGACATCTGCCAG

CTGGGCCTGGACCAGCGCAAGGTGAACATGCTCGCACGCGAGTACTGCGATCTGATCGGC

CGCAAGTTGAAGCCGGTCATTCTGTCACACCACATGCTGGCCGGTCTGAAGCAGGGGCAG

GCGAAGATGAGCAAGAGTGACCCGGACAGTGCCATCTTCATGGAAGACACCGAGGAGGAT

GTGGCACGTAAGATCCGTCAGGCCTACTGTCCGCGCGTCAAGCAGTCCGCCAGCGCCATC

ACAGATGACGGGGCGCCGGTCGCCACGGACGACCGCAACCCGGTGCTGGACTACTTCCAG

TGTGTCGTCTACGCCCGACCCGGCGCTGCGGCCACCATTGACGGCACCACCTACGCGACC

TACGAGGACCTCGAGCAGGCTTTTGTGAGCGACGAGGTCAGCGAGGATGCCCTCAAGTCG

TGCCTGATTGATGAGGTGAACGCCCTGCTGGAGCCCGTGCGCCAACATTTTGCGTCAAAC

GAGGAGGCTCACGAGCTGCTGGAGGCGGTGAAGTCGTACCGTAAAGATGGCGCGACCCTT

CCACTGGCCGAGACAGCGCTCCCTGCCGCCCCCGCAAAGCCGCACGCGTGCATGTGGATG

CCGGCGCTGCTGAAGGTGCCGCTGGATGTCGCGGAAGGGATGATCAAAGTCACCAAGGAC

TTCATCGCCGCCCACCCGGAGGGCACGGTGACACTGGTGCTGCCTGACTGGTCGGCGGTG

GCCAGCGACGAAATCACCGGGGTGGAGAAAGACATCTCGGCCGCCCTCCAGGTGAACTGT

GCGCTTCTCAAGGCGTATGGACTGCCGAGCTCGGTGAAGATCGTGACGGAGAACGAGGTC

ATTCTCGGCAACTGCGACGACTTCTGGGTGAGTGTAATCGGCATTGCACGCAAGAACCTG

CTGAGCCACGTCGAGGAGCTGTACGGGGGAGAGGTACGCAACGCTGGTCAGGTCATTGCT

GCCCTCATGCGCGTTGCCACGGCTCTGATGCTATCCGTCTCGCACGTCATCTCAACCTCG

CTGGATGGACACATCAACGCCTTTGCCCGCGAGTACACGAAGGAGCGGATTGACTGCGTG

CAGACGCTGGAGGGACGCATCCCGGCGCTGCACCGCCCTGGCGCCGCCCCAGCGGTGCTC

GGTGCCGACGACGTCCTATACCTGGACGACAATGACATGGACATCCGCCGTAAAATTAAG

AAGGCGTACTCGGCGCCGAACGAGGAGGCCAATCCGGTCATATCGGTTGCCCAGCACCTT

CTCGCACAGCATGGAGCCCTCAGCATCGAGCGCGGGGAGGCCAACGGTGGCAACGTAAGC

TACAACACGCCAGAGGCCCTCGTGGCAGACTGCGGCAGCGGCGCTCTCCACCCTGCCGAC

CTCAAGGCGGCGGTGCTACAGCTGCTGCTGGACCGGTCGGCGCAGGCGCGCGCGCTGCTC

AACGGCGAGCTCAAGAAGAATATGACCGTTCTTCGCAACGCGGAGAAGAAGATGGCAAAG

AAGAGGTAA

*GC% Content for gene:

*CDS Gene Sequence (codon optimized) - copy from output of Primer Design Protocol (paste as text only):

*GC% Content for gene (codon optimized):


Do Not Need this info for Spring (but still copy these lines to your Target page for now)

Primer design results for pNIC-Bsa4 cloning (list seqeunces of all of your ~40 nt long primers):

(link to DNA Works output text file - that should be saved in your Google Docs folder after you did the primer design protocol)

-- Ask a mentor, Dr. B, or a fellow researcher -how to link a GDocs file if you are not sure how to.


Primer design results for 'tail' primers (this is just 2 sequences):